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Mikloth
(Encyclopedia)Mikloth mĭkˈlŏth [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Jehiel and Maachah. 2 Captain of a division of David's army. ...Eliada
(Encyclopedia)Eliada ēlīˈədə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of David. An alternate form is Beeliada. 2 Officer under Jehoshaphat. ...Zilthai
(Encyclopedia)Zilthai zĭlˈthī, zĭlthāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Benjamin. 2 Captain who came to David at Ziklag. ...Pelet
(Encyclopedia)Pelet pēˈlĕt [key]. 1 Name in an obscure genealogy. 1 Chron. 2.47. 2 Benjamite leader with David. 1 Chron. 12.3. ...Gross, David Jonathan
(Encyclopedia)Gross, David Jonathan, 1941–, American particle physicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1966. Gross was a professor at Princeton from 1969 to 1997, when he joined the fa...Johanan
(Encyclopedia)Johanan jōhāˈnăn [key] [short form of Jehohanan], in the Bible. 1 Captain who led in the rescue of the captives of Ishmael. 2 Descendant of David. 3, 4 Two of David's men. 5 Chief priest. He also ...Ananites
(Encyclopedia)Ananites: see Anan ben David; Karaites. ...Helkath-hazzurim
(Encyclopedia)Helkath-hazzurim hĕlˈkăth–hăzhˈo͝orĭm [key], in the Bible, field, where 12 champions of David fought 12 champions of Ish-bosheth. ...Harod
(Encyclopedia)Harod hāˈrŏd [key], in the Bible. 1 Spring, near Mt. Gilboa, where Gideon mustered his men. 2 Home of David's warrior Shammah. ...Millo
(Encyclopedia)Millo mĭlˈō [key], in the Bible, fortification, N Jerusalem, built in the time of David. At Shechem there was a similar fortification called Beth-millo. ...Browse by Subject
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